List of Russian sportspeople
This is a list of notable sportspeople from the Russian Federation , Soviet Union , Russian Empire , and other Russian predecessor states, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list also includes those who were born in Russia but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country.
For the full plain list of Russian sportspeople on Wikipedia, see Category:Russian sportspeople .
Alpine skiing
Archery
Andrey Abramov , Olympic archer
Bair Badënov , Olympic bronze medalist, 1st place at the European championships
Natalia Bolotova , 2nd place at the world championships
Miroslava Dagbaeva , Olympic archer
Elena Dostay , Olympic archer
Natalia Erdyniyeva , 3rd place at the world championships
Margarita Galinovskaya , Olympic archer
Boris Isachenko , Olympic silver medalist
Dmitry Nevmerzhitsky , Olympic archer
Balzhinima Tsyrempilov , 2nd place the world championships, 1st place at the European championships
Vladimir Yesheyev , Olympic bronze medalist
Arm wrestling
Athletics
Badminton
Ekaterina Ananina , Russian national champion
Andrei Antropov , Olympic badminton player
Ella Diehl , Russian national champion, Scottish International Open , and two-time Irish International winner
Vladimir Ivanov , European doubles champion
Sergey Ivlev , Russian national champion
Irina Ruslyakova , Olympic badminton player
Anastasia Russkikh , Russian national champion
Valeria Sorokina , Olympic bronze medalist, European champion
Ivan Sozonov , European doubles champion
Nina Vislova , Olympic bronze medalist, European champion
Marina Yakusheva , Olympic badminton player
Misha Zilberman , Israeli Olympic badminton player
Nikolai Zuyev , Olympic badminton player
Bandy
Baseball
Basketball
Svetlana Abrosimova , Olympic bronze medalist
Anna Arkhipova , Olympic bronze medalist
Olga Arteshina , Olympic bronze medalist
Ruslan Avleev , Olympic basketball player
Elena Baranova , Olympic gold medalist
Rasim Başak , Professional basketball player
Sergei Bazarevich , 2nd place at the World championships, 2nd place at the European championships, played in the NBA
Sergei Belov , Olympic gold medalist, two-time World champion, four-time European champion
Sergei Bykov , European basketball champion
Sergei Chikalkin , Russian national champion
Ivan Chiriaev , Professional basketball player
Aleksandr Dedushkin , Professional basketball player
Fedor Dmitriev , Russian national champion
Dmitri Domani , Professional basketball player
Ivan Dvorny , Olympic gold medalist
Andrei Fetisov , Professional basketball player
Dmitry Flis , Professional basketball player
Vitaly Fridzon , Professional basketball player
Diana Goustilina , Olympic bronze medalist
Becky Hammon , Olympic bronze medalist
Travis Hansen , Professional basketball player
Jon Robert Holden , Professional basketball player
Maria Kalmykova , Olympic bronze medalist
Vasily Karasev , 2nd place the World Championships, 2nd place at the European Championships
Elena Karpova , Olympic bronze medalist
Marina Karpunina , Olympic bronze medalist
Anatoly Kashirov , Professional basketball player
Sasha Kaun , Professional basketball player
Victor Keyru , Professional basketball player
Dmitri Khvostov , Professional basketball player
Viktor Khryapa , European basketball champion
Andrei Kirilenko , Professional basketball player, NBA All-Star
Evgeny Kolesnikov , Professional basketball player
Anatoly Konev , Olympic silver medalist, three-time European champion
Yaroslav Korolev , Professional basketball player
Ilona Korstin , Olympic bronze medalist
Nikita Kurbanov , Professional basketball player
Marina Kuzina , Olympic bronze medalist
Fedor Likholitov , Professional basketball player
Yekaterina Lisina , Olympic bronze medalist
Kelly McCarty , Professional basketball player
Cyrille Makanda , Professional basketball player
Kelly Miller , Professional basketball player
Sergei Monia , European basketball champion
Nikita Morgunov , 2nd place at the World Championships, European basketball champion
Timofey Mozgov , Professional basketball player
Can Maxim Mutaf , Professional basketball player
Anatoly Myshkin , Olympic bronze medalist, World champion, European champion
Irina Osipova , Olympic bronze medalist
Yuri Ozerov , Olympic silver medalist, European basketball champion
Nikolay Padius , European basketball champion
Svetlana Pankratova , professional basketball player
Sergei Panov , 2nd place at the World Championships, 2nd place at the European Championships
Evgeniy Pashutin , Professional basketball player
Zakhar Pashutin , 2nd place at the World Championships, European basketball champion
Alexander Petrenko , Professional basketball player
Kirill Pichshalnikov , Professional basketball player
Pavel Podkolzin , Professional basketball player
Anton Ponkrashov , Professional basketball player
Epiphanny Prince , Professional basketball player
Oxana Rakhmatulina , Olympic bronze medalist
Petr Samoylenko , Professional basketball player
Aleksey Savrasenko , European basketball champion
Nikita Shabalkin , Professional basketball player
Tatiana Shchegoleva , Olympic bronze medalist
Alexey Shved , Professional basketball player
Dmitri Sokolov , Professional basketball player
Irina Sokolovskaya , Olympic bronze medalist
Maria Stepanova , Olympic bronze medalist
Sergei Tarakanov , Olympic gold medalist, World champion, European basketball champion
Yuri Vasiliev , Professional basketball player
Viktor Vlasov , Olympic silver medalist, European basketball champion
Natalia Vodopyanova , Olympic bronze medalist
Gennadi Volnov , Olympic gold medalist, World champion, European basketball champion
Evgeny Voronov , Professional basketball player
Andrey Vorontsevich , Professional basketball player
Egor Vyaltsev , OProfessional basketball player
Olga Yakovleva , Professional basketball player
Artem Zabelin , Professional basketball player
Alexey Zhukanenko , Professional basketball player
Aleksei Zozulin , Professional basketball player
Beach volleyball
Biathlon
Albina Akhatova , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Anna Boulygina , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Anna Burmistrova , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Svetlana Tchernusova , World biathlon champion
Vladimir Drachev , Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion
Rustam Garifoullin , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Natalia Guseva , Olympic bronze medalist, World biathlon champion
Ekaterina Iourieva , World biathlon champion
Maria Iovleva , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Svetlana Ishmouratova , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Elena Khrustaleva , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Valeri Kiriyenko , Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion
Galina Koukleva , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Nikolay Kruglov , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Nikolay Kruglov, Jr. , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Anastasiya Kuzmina , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Viktor Maigourov , Olympic bronze medalist, World biathlon champion
Irina Malgina , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Valeriy Medvedtsev , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Olga Medvedtseva , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Olga Melnik , Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion
Pavel Muslimov , Olympic bronze medalist
Luiza Noskova , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Nikolay Polukhin , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Eugeni Redkine , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Anfisa Reztsova , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Yana Romanova , Professional biathlete
Olga Romasko , Olympic silver medalist, World biathlon champion
Pavel Rostovtsev , Professional biathlete
Sergei Rozhkov , Professional biathlete
Anton Shipulin , Olympic bronze medalist, World biathlon champion
Svetlana Sleptsova , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Natalya Snytina , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Natalya Sokolova , Professional biathlete
Nadezhda Talanova , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Sergei Tarasov , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Mikhail Terentiev , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Sergei Tchepikov , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Ivan Tcherezov , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Maxim Tchoudov , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Andrey Tokarev , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Evgeny Ustyugov , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Olga Vilukhina , Olympic silver medalist
Dmitri Yaroshenko , World biathlon champion
Olga Zaitseva , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Irek Zaripov , Olympic gold medalist, World biathlon champion
Bobsleigh
Bodybuilding
Bowling
Boxing
Bridge
Chess
Canoeing
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Cycling
Darts
Diving
Draughts
Electronic sports
Equestrians
Fencing
Field hockey
Freestyle skiing
Go
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Ice hockey
Judo
Martial arts
Luge
Nordic skiing
Pentathlon
Pool
Professional wrestling
Racing
Rally
Rowing
Rugby league
Rugby union
Shooting
Short track speed skating
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
Speed skating
Sumo
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Yacht racing